can vs. should vs. will

Why is what I CAN do and what I SHOULD do so different and so hard to choose between? So, now what WILL I do?

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waiting

I’ve struggled for several years with the idea of waiting. At what point does God call us to wait and at what point does He call us to move? There are many scriptures that talk about waiting. The Psalms talk...

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decisions

I’m looking for writing in the clouds and I think God just wants me to decide and go with it.

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when you think you could have fixed something that didn’t go the way it could have

I tend to dwell on things of the past which I cannot change. Yes, I realize this is a character flaw. Why would I even think about things in the past, of which I have no ability to change?...

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outreach

I’ve been pondering this for a while. And I won’t claim to be an expert on this. So, again, I’m just processing here... Our church is making a push for outreach in 2010. One thing we’re planning is “service oriented...

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church size

I was recently drawn to look at this post: http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2009/12/church_size_and.html After reading this post, I realized that our desire to be a "smaller" church has to do with "us"! Wanting to remain a smaller church is pretty self-serving. Now, don't get...

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church work…

...can sure be exhausting at times. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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can’t win

Our church seems to be going thru a bit of a “slump”. Words that have been used are “spiritually flat” or “disengaged”. We’ve also been seeming to “get by” without a large focus. Not that we necessarily need a...

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crossroads

I hate that cutesy saying, “If you love something let it go, if it comes back to you...” I typically find such things nice for a puppy poster. Get the darts, we have a target! Yet... That particular saying speaks of...

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Performance. the heart.

Ultimately it boils down to one thing. My heart. Where is my heart in all this? Am I allowing God to work in my life, regardless of the situation? Can I be so in tune with God that it doesn’t...

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